Mike: I enjoyed the spirited exchange the original post sparked. You and Razzak made some extremely effective and powerful points.
You were apparently correct about calling the end of the recession. I am very happy to announce that the purse strings have opened a bit and I have received approval to purchase R:SAP. Thanks to all who participated in this discussion. Mike Ramsour BTW Congratulations on being named Developer of the . . . was it year or decade? -----Original Message----- From: MikeB [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 5:10 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: ODBC issue Mark, In a persons' business or corporation, there are core elements that "must be maintained" for the business to function at all. We know these things to be the utilities used to keep the business operating and the communications to maintain contact with the source of the revenue the company HAS to have to function. If the internal workings (the machinery) of the business are dependent on software for the orderly progression of the enterprise, you can't very well defend a position of letting your machinery limp along on damaged or worn out parts. I would in fact direct your attention to most organizations most hated piece of the puzzle, the office copier. The service contract on the least of these contraptions is usually over a hundred bucks a month just to insure the damn things keep going. Most people would shudder at the thought of having the copier contract expire or stopped because of the horrific cost heaped on you when they go on the fritz. The small amount of money required to keep current the maintenance (SAP) piece of the machinery is easily returned in saved time (uptime) and reduced effort (fabricating workarounds) as to have the likely effect of no cost at all. For any of you holding back because of the economy, I declare the recession officially over as yesterday I purchased all new socks and underwear (which are one of the things men don't buy when times are tough). Mike Confidentiality Notice This message is intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you are not the named addressee, you are not authorized to read, print, retain, copy or disseminate this message or any part of it. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail and delete all copies of the message.
